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What to do with Tuesday morning when you retire

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What to do with Tuesday morning when you retire

The paperwork is the easy part. Building a week nobody else schedules takes planning, a budget line and a little honesty about how you actually spend time.

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The culture you tolerate is the culture you have

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Help Your Kid Buy a House Without Betting Your Own

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Go home on purpose and keep your name on everything

BRO TakeBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Elders don't get respect handed to them, they hold a post

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Bald on purpose, with a beard and better glasses

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Bald on purpose, with a beard and better glasses

Losing the hair is one decision. Rebuilding the top, the jaw and the brow line is three, and only one of them involves a razor.

Every role you hold has an end date

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Every role you hold has an end date

Say three true sentences about yourself without naming another person. If the second one goes quiet, this is for you.

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The Family Gear That Survives Twenty Weekends a Year

GuideOutdoorsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Family Gear That Survives Twenty Weekends a Year

What to spend real money on, what to buy cheap on purpose, and the four items that quietly end more family trips than weather does.

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Live ten minutes away and give yourself a job

BRO Seniors5 min read

Live ten minutes away and give yourself a job

The places where people reach ninety aren't sentimental about family. They're organized, and you can copy the arrangement.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

Nobody replaced the schedule school used to give you

GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Nobody replaced the schedule school used to give you

Drift isn't a character flaw. It's what happens when every external structure disappears at once and nothing gets built to replace it.

Purpose at forty isn't found, it's assigned

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Purpose at forty isn't found, it's assigned

The restlessness that shows up after you hit the number is information, not a breakdown. What to do with it, starting with your calendar.

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Ikigai isn't a Venn diagram, it's a reason to get up

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Ikigai isn't a Venn diagram, it's a reason to get up

Japanese researchers have tracked what happens to people who say they have a reason to get up in the morning. The findings are worth your attention, and so are the caveats.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Take the job nobody wants and the purpose question goes quiet

GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Take the job nobody wants and the purpose question goes quiet

Purpose isn't something you dig up by thinking harder. It's what's left over after you've shown up somewhere long enough for people to count on you.

Leading the women's ministry without burning out by March

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Leading the women's ministry without burning out by March

A purpose you can say in one sentence, three volunteers with end dates, and the conversation you keep putting off.

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Volunteer the skill, not just the free time

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Volunteer the skill, not just the free time

Nobody at the food bank is going to ask what you did for thirty-five years. You have to show up with the answer already written down.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Loneliness at twenty-three is a logistics problem

GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Loneliness at twenty-three is a logistics problem

You didn't lose the ability to make friends. You lost the building that made friends for you. Here's how to rebuild the machinery on purpose.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

How to Pick a Cordless Tool Platform You Won't Regret

GuideTools & OrganizingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to Pick a Cordless Tool Platform You Won't Regret

You're not buying a drill. You're buying a battery mount you'll live with for a decade, so pick it on purpose and buy in cheap.

The front porch did a job the group chat can't do

GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The front porch did a job the group chat can't do

My grandmother sat outside every evening after supper on purpose, and you can copy the whole system this week with a folding chair and half an hour.

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The Empty Nest Is a Job Change, Not a Layoff

GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The Empty Nest Is a Job Change, Not a Layoff

A practical plan for the first ninety days after the last one moves out, from the Tuesday you cry in the car to the calendar you rebuild on purpose.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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How to Stop Being the New Guy in Town

Garden Tools Worth Buying Once and the Ones That Aren't

Garden & Yard6 min

Garden Tools Worth Buying Once and the Ones That Aren't

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Run a Fantasy Football League Nobody Quits

GuideSportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Run a Fantasy Football League Nobody Quits

Cash buy-ins are what wreck leagues. Pull the money out and you have to build the stakes back in on purpose. Here's how that actually works.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Match the belt to the shoe and the socks to the trousers

City Style5 min read

Match the belt to the shoe and the socks to the trousers

Two rules cover most of it. The rest is knowing when a 35mm belt is wrong, why your socks fall down, and when to break both rules on purpose.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?